Fountain pen holder



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W. VALE.

FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDEN.l

:Patented 1360.25, 1883.

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No. 290,820. Patented 1330.125, 1883.

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FOUNTAIN PEN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,820, dated December25, 1883. Application led November 6, 1883. (No model.) Patented inEngland September 14, 1853, No. 4,40l.

T0 all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, WILLIAM. VALE, a subje'ct of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing at Birmingham, in* the county of Varwick, England,have invented certain newand useful Improvement-s in Reservoir orFountain Pen-Holders or other Vrit-ing-Instruments, (for which I havereceived Letters Patent in Great Britain, No. 4,401, dated September 14,1883,) and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description ofthe invention, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

rI`he object of my invention is to construct pen-holders or otherwriting-instruments containing a reservoir of ink or writing-fluid,which, by a slight rotary movement imparted to the terminal mount of theholder, causes a supply of fluid to flow to the nibs of the pen orwriting-instrument, and on the reverse movement of the mount thewriting-fluid instantly recedes again to the reservoir.

The reservoir or chamber for containing the writing-duid consists,essentially, of an elastic or hollow cylinder composed of caoutchouc,india-rubber, or other suitable elastic material, the upper end of whichsaid elastic tube or reservoir is connected to a short length of metaltubing (hereinafter called the i reservoir-mount) closed at its bottom.The said reservoir-mount has an external collar formed at its junctionwith the elastic tubular chamber, and immediately above the said collarthe mount is wormed for a short distance with a slow-threaded screw, andabove the wormed part is left plain.

'Io the lower end of the elastic reservoir the pen-holding mount isattached, and running in the aXis thereof a small tube, bent at its end,conveys the Writing-fluid from the reservoir to the nibs of the pen. Atubular casing or barrel, screwed internally at its upper end, inclosesthe elastic reservoir, and connects the top andbottom mounts. Theinternal screwed part of the barrel or casing takes into or engages withthe screw of the reservoir-mount. The -terminal capk for operating thereservoir covers and is attached permanently to the reservoir-mount, sothat the operating terminal mount and t-he reservoir-mount describedmove together.

rlyhe action on propelling the terminal mount of the pen-holder is asfollows: On the reservoir or chamber having been supplied withwriting-fluid, -on propelling the holder, the reservoir-mount isrotated, and advanced axially within the internal screw of the casing,so that the elastic or yielding reservoir is twisted spirally throughits entire length to an extent dependent on the amount of propulsion.The effect produced by the twisting described is to reduce the capacityof the reservoir, and consequently to urge or drive forward the writingfiuid through the conveying tube or channel to the nibs of the pen,thereby supplying the said pen with an intermittent quantity of ink asthe act of propelling is from time to time repeated. The motion ofpropelling is limited by the abutmentedge of the propeller-mount, andthe repelling by a stop on the reservoir-mount coming against theshoulder of the screwed part in the inclosing case or barrel. Onrotating the propeller-mount in the reverse way than that as beforedescribed, repelling is edected. n

The twisted and partially contracted caout chouc tube or elastic isuncoiled or straightened out, resuming its normal state, and in so doingtheinl: left in the pen (or for refilling the reservoir) instantlyrecedes or flows up the conducting-tube into the reservoir, as beforedescribed. Therefore the pen-holder or writing-instrument both propelsand repels at pleasure.

I will now proceed to describe, with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, the inanner in which the same is to be performed.

Figure l represents in front elevation, and Fig. 2 in side elevation,partly in longitudinal vertical section, a reservoir or fountainpen-holder constructed according to my yinvention, the reservoir beingfilled ready for use. Fig. 3 shows the same in action, the ink in thereservoir being forced therefrom by 9 ceiling spirally the chamber orreservoir, as represented. The other Figs. 3", 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, and l0represent the parts separately.' Fig.

4 is the outer casing ofthe holder. Fig. 5 is an elevation of thepropelling-cap. Fig. 6 I

shows a section of the barrel inclosing the reservoir. Fig. 7 shows inelevation the reservoir with its top and bottom mounts. Figs. 8,l 9, and10 show in section the principal parts separately.

The same letters indicatethe same parts in the above figures of thedrawings.

a is the reservoir or chamber, composed of caoutchouc or india-rubber,for containing the reservoir of ink or writing-fluid. The upper end, a2,of the elastic chamber or cylinder a is connected to a terminal mount,b, closed at its lower end. The mount is wormed externally with aslow-threaded screw, b2. This res# ervoir-mount is connected permanentlyby soldering, or otherwise, to the terminal or operating cap c, so thatthis cap and the mount b move together when operating the pen-holder.The lower end, a, ofthe elastic reservoir a is connected to thepen-holding mount d, and in the axis of the said mount a tubularchannel, di, communicates with the reservoir of ink, and through whichsaid channel inl; or writing-fluid flows to the nibs of the pen e. fis atubular casing or barrel inclosing the elastic or yielding reservoir a,and connects the top mount, I), and bottom mount, d. The said inclosingbarrel or casing f is screwed internally at f2, which takes upon orengages with the screw b2 of the mount b. The barrel f is surrounded byan external covering, g, of vulcanite or other suitable material.

In order to supply the pen with inl: or writing-fluid, the action of theparts is as follows: rlhe reservoir or chamber having been supplied withthe necessary writing fluid, on propelling the cap o, Fig. 2, thereservoirmount b is rotated and advanced axially down the barrel fthrough a distance proportionate to the amount of propellingby b2 of themount b worming within the screw f2 of the barrel f, ad at the same timethe cap e is lowered or ad. anced within the upper end of the barrel,in` which end c2 of the cap c slides, thereby diminishing the distance(as in FiO. 3) between the end of the barrel and collar or stop c, whichlimits the motion of the cap within the barrel, so that in consequenceof the mount b, attached to the upper end, af, of the elastic oryielding chamber, having been turned or rotated several times bythepropelling action of the cap (while the lower end, a, of the saidreservoir is held stationary) it acts upon the elastic or yieldingreservoir, so as to twist it spirally through its entire length, asrepresented in Fig. 3 of the accompanying drawings. The effect producedby the twisting described and represented is to reduce the internalcapacity of the reservoir, and consequently to urge or drive forward thewriting fluid through the channel d?, and conveying-tube d tothe nibs ofthe pen e, as shown at Fig. 3, and thereby supplying the said pen withan intermittent quantity of ink, as the act of propelling is from timeto time repeated. The mot tion of propelling, and consequently thetwisting of the ink-reservoir, is limited by the abutment ci of the cape, while the repelling is limited by the shoulder b3 of the mount b,coming against the under side, f5, of the screwed part f2, of theinclosing-barrelf. On rotating the cap c in the reverse way than that asbefore described, repelling is effected. The twisted and partiallyconstricted caoutchouc or india-rubber tube or reservoir a, as in Fig'.3, is uneoiled or straightened out, the parts resuming their normalpositions, as represented in Figs. l and 2, and in so doing the ink leftin the pen or for refilling the reservoir) instantly recedes or flows upthe conductingtube by partially i'arefying the reservoir by opening outits folds or coils and increasing its internal area, as shown in Fig. l,so that ink at the mouth of the conducting-tube recedes up the said tubed3 into the reservoirehamber, as described. rlherefore the penholder orwriting-instrument both propels and repels at pleasure. The cap 7L, Fig.4, covers the lower mount, d, when the pen-holder is not in use. Vhenthe flow ofink is required to be made continuous instead ofintermittent, as before described, a small hole in communication withthe reservoir is uncovered. The refilling is effected by temporarilystop-A ping or closing the said hole in order to rarefy the interior ofthe ink chamber or reservoir by the raising of the point of the screwtout of the seat ai of the passage u, thereby admitting air to theink-chamber and causing a continuous flow. O11 closing the mouth of thehole u by the point of the screw and repelling the mount, ink flows backinto the reservoir for refilling or otherwise, as shown at Fig. 3*.

Having described the nature of the said invention, I wish it to beunderstood that I claimM l. In a fountain or reservoir pen, thecombination, with the exterior casing and the stylus or point, of anelastic reservoir communicating with the said stylus and provided at itsend with a movable plunger, whereby it may be compressed and itscontents discharged upon or into the stylus, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

2. In a fountain-pen, the combination, with an external casing and astylus, of an elastic reservoir communicating with the stylus andadapted and designed to be twisted and its contents thereby discharged,substantially as described.

3. In a fountain-pen, the combination, with an exterior casing,-of anelastic reservoir attached at one end to a stationary mount and at theother end to a movable mount swiveled in the casing, whereby thereservoir may be twisted and its contents discharged, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a fountain-pen, the combination, with the exterior casing and thestylus, of an elastic reservoir communicating with the stylus andattached to a plug screwing into the upper end of the casing,substantially as described.

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5. In a fountain-pen, the combination of an elastic reservoir, attachedat one end to a stationary mount and at the other to a screwthreadedmount, with a stop to limit its movement, substantially as described.

6. In a fountain-pen, the combination, with the exterior casing, of anelastic reservoir provided With a discharging-tube and adapted to bespirally twisted to discharge its contents through said tube,substantially as described.

7. In a fountain-pen, the combination, with the exterior casing and anelastic reservoir having an outlet at one end of said casing, of amovable plunger at the other end of sa-id casing, adapted to impingeupon said reser- 15 (voir and cause it to discharge its contents,

substantially as described.

8. The combination of casing g, mount d,

` outlet-tube da, and elastic reservoir a, with the October, 1883.

VILLI AM VALE.

Vitnesses:

HENRY SKERRETT, MILEs E. HUGHES.

